Mate in 3 · No. 18 · HarderQueen, rook and knight
White to play and mate in three.
- 1. Rd2 Bd6 2. Qf7+ Ke5 3. Qd5#
Other defences
- 1. Rd2 Ke5 2. Qd5#
- 1. Rd2 Bf8 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Be7 2. Qd5#
- 1. Rd2 Ba7 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Bb6 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Bd4 2. Rxd4 Ke5 3. Qd5#
- 1. Rd2 Bd4 2. Rxd4 h5 3. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Bd4 2. Rxd4 h3 3. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Bb4 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Be3 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Ba3 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Bf2 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 Bg1 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 h5 2. Qe4#
- 1. Rd2 h3 2. Qe4#
Position
- White
- king on g6, queen on b7, rook on a2, knight on e2
- Black
- king on e6, bishop on c5, pawns on h4 and h6